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If you trap air in a balloon and put it into warm air will it float?
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∙ 15y ago
If the air in the balloon is cooler than the air around it, it will sink. Hot air balloons go up because they weigh less than the air around them.
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How does warm air balloons float?
"Warm air", otherwise known as Hot Air Balloons, float because of one basic Law of Thermodynamics; heat rises. The air in a hot air balloon is hot, therefore, the balloon rises.
What makes a hot air balloon float?
A hot air balloon is able to float because the hot air being released into the balloon is less dense than the colder air surrounding it. Basically, the burner under the hot air balloons fills the balloons with hot air, enabling the balloon to rise through the cooler air outside.
Why can't a hot air balloon float in outer space?
The key word there is float. There is nothing in space for a hot air balloon to float on.
Why do hot air balloons float in the air?
Hot air rises and the fire in the hot air balloon wants to go up and float in the air and since it's can't escape the balloon the fire just brings the balloon with it to float in the air
Can you make a balloon that float in air?
Fill a balloon part way with helium, make an animal out of it and have it float.
Why doesnt a balloon float with your air?
The air from your lungs has the same density as the air in our atmosphere. As a result a balloon inflated by a human using their lungs is unable to float.
Why do balloons filled with air not float?
Because air is not as dense as helium filed gallons so they won't float
What happens to the cooler air in the balloon when warm air enters the balloon?
it sinks
How does heilum make a balloon float?
Heilum combined with the light material of the balloon make it as light as air making it float.
Can dry ice float a hot air balloon?
No. Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide, which is heavier than air, so wont float a balloon.
How does hot and cold air have an effect on an balloon?
If there is warm air in the balloon, cooler air makes the balloon rise and if there is cold air in the balloon warmer air makes the balloon fall.
If you wanted to make a balloon float in the air which gas should you use to fill the balloon?
Helium gas is lighter than air and hence balloons filled with helium will float in air.
